Maja Chwalińska to face Wimbledon champion Linda Nosková in December exhibition

Exhibition schedule and venue

The Polish Tennis Association announced on Wednesday afternoon that ERGO Arena, located on the border between Gdansk and Sopot, will host the LOTTO Tenis Show on 11 December 2026. The exhibition program will span approximately 3.5 hours on the arena's indoor hard court, beginning at 18:00 local time. Ticket distribution for the year-end event opens on 8 October 2026, while organizers prepare to release a full match schedule at a later date. The evening will conclude with a singles meeting between 2026 Roland Garros finalist Maja Chwalińska and reigning Wimbledon champion Linda Nosková. The fixture provides Polish tennis spectators with an opportunity to see both Grand Slam finalists in domestic competition before the 2027 tour calendar begins.

Supporting Polish roster

Alongside the headline singles contest, the show will bring several prominent members of the LOTTO PZT Team onto the court. The Polish roster features former Grand Slam doubles champion Łukasz Kubot, Kamil Majchrzak of WKT Mera Warszawa, and doubles specialist Jan Zieliński of Tenis Kozerki. Karol Drzewiecki of WKS Grunwald Poznań and wheelchair tennis player Kamil Fabisiak of SIKT Płock will also participate in the showcase. National frontrunners Iga Świątek and Hubert Hurkacz will not participate in the event. Polish Tennis Association president Dariusz Łukaszewski described the exhibition as an extension of long-running collaboration with commercial partner LOTTO.

This event will give fans the opportunity to see world-class tennis players in one arena in our country.

Chwalińska's season and homecoming

The main match serves as a home appearance for Chwalińska, who represents club BKT Advantage Bielsko-Biała, following the most successful season of her career. The Polish player reached her first Grand Slam singles final at Roland Garros earlier in 2026 before advancing to the semifinals in Singapore two weeks prior to the announcement. Her recent tournament in Beijing ended early, recording a straight-sets singles defeat against Dayana Yastremska (3:6, 1:6) and a doubles second-round exit alongside Czech partner Nikola Bartunkova against Katerina Siniakova and Zhang Shuai (2:6, 1:6). Chwalińska noted that the upcoming December match will offer a direct way to thank domestic supporters following an exhausting year on the WTA Tour.

I am glad that after such an intense season I will be able to perform in our country and meet the wonderful Polish fans whose support I felt throughout the entire year. The match with Linda will be a special challenge and an opportunity to thank the fans for the energy they gave me during appearances all over the world.

Nosková's breakthrough campaign

Nosková will enter the exhibition holding the sixth position in the WTA world rankings at 21 years of age. The Czech player secured her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon earlier this year, adding to previous career titles in Berlin and Monterrey. Her rise included a 2024 Australian Open run to the quarterfinals, during which she defeated world number one Iga Świątek, as well as final appearances in Adelaide and Prague in 2023. In 2025, Nosková competed in three tour finals, which included her first WTA 1000 final in Beijing. During the 2026 season, she reached the semifinals at Indian Wells, recorded quarterfinals in Stuttgart and Madrid, and advanced to the US Open quarterfinals before falling to world number one Aryna Sabalenka.